Acclimation of mango (Mangifera indica cv. Calypso) to canopy light gradients-scaling from leaf to canopy.

ABSTRACT: Mango (Mangifera indica L.), a leading tropical fruit crop, is a prime candidate for intensification through modern orchard-management techniques, including canopy manipulation to improve light interception. This study investigated how leaf-level acclimation to light gradients within the canopy of a high-yield, dwarfing mango cultivar (Calypso™) could be used to examine integrated canopy-scale responses. We quantified foliar morphological, biochemical and physiological traits across a range of canopy positions using this information to model canopy-scale productivity within digital-twin representations of mango under both conventional (i.e., open-vase) and espalier-trellis training canopy systems. Key findings demonstrated that leaves exposed to higher light exhibited increased leaf mass p

SUBMITTER: Cheesman AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature